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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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